Spider-Gwen

08.16.2016 | I just love Spider-Gwen's colour scheme. I tried to draw her without outlines.

"Welcome!"

One rainy afternoon, an old lady walked into a department store. She was wandering aimlessly in the mall and obviously had no intention of buying anything. A young female assistant saw the old lady and immediately took the initiative to meet and greet her politely, "Is there anything we can help you with?"

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The old lady said to her, "I just came in to take shelter. I did not intend to buy anything."

The young female assistant smiled and said to her: "Even if you do not want to buy anything, we also welcome you."

Instead of rushing to go back and organize the merchandise on the shelves, the young female assistant took the initiative to chat with the old lady, to show that she is welcomed even though she is not buying anything. The young female assistant even accompanied the old lady to the mall entrance when she left and opened the umbrella for her. The old lady requested for a name card from the young female assistant and happily left.

One day, the young female assistant was suddenly summoned to the boss’s office. Her boss showed her a letter, which was written by the old lady. It turned out that the old lady was the mother of the famous American steel magnate – Andrew Carnegie. In her letter, the old lady requested the departmental store to send the young female assistant to Houston, as a representative of the company, to discuss on the contract for the provision of decorating materials for a luxurious mansion. The contract is worth a huge amount.

Obviously, the young female clerk got promoted as she treats people sincerely and warmly. The unexpected results were beyond her imagination.

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St. Thomas

March 7, 2016 | Master bedroom and son's room.

Commissioned by Zync [Studio + Workshop]

Pillows, downlights, planes, bedside table, books and study chair models are not mine.

The Senior Professor’s New Job

Xiao Yang from Bodhi’s Vancouver Meditation Centre could not resist telling this story:

“We all know that there is a reputable Professor from a top university in Vancouver in our meditation center, right?” Everyone knows this lady who is both highly educated and pleasant.

One day, this Dharma sister visited the center after she returned from a holiday overseas. Coincidentally, that day was Volunteer Registration Day. We noticed that she was already filling out her form while listening to the briefing on the newly created volunteer groups and areas for volunteering.

When the briefing was almost over, completed forms were collected. Hers was collected by a fairly new member to the team – a bespectacled student from a top university. This new member glared at her form, rubbed the eyes in disbelief, and stared hard at the Professor. She asked, “You are an expert in English, right?”

The good-natured Professor merely nodded her head. Incredulously, this new member asked again, “And you are applying to clean the toilet bowl?”

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This Professor nodded her head. This new member was disturbed and confused; she exclaimed, “You? Wash the toilet bowl?!”

When the Professor saw this member in that puzzled state, she smiled and said, “Simple. I just returned from a holiday overseas. I saw how clean the toilets were there. I was impressed by the people’s culture and demeanor. Before I returned, I said to myself that whenever I have the time, I would help ensure that the toilets in our center are clean, so that people know that we have the best center."

Everyone who listened to her reason, nodded. This new member was deeply moved and close to tears.

Meditation Master JinBodhi’s 25th Anniversary of the First Dharma Teaching Eve

An Old Lady Withdrawing Money

An old lady handed her bank card to a bank teller and said, “I would like to withdraw $500.”

The female teller told her, “For withdrawals less than $5,000, please use the ATM.”

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The old lady then asked, “Why?”

The teller irritably told her, “These are the rules. Please leave if there is no other matter. There is a queue behind you.” She then returned the card to the old lady.

The old lady remained silent. But she returned the card to the teller and said, “Please help me withdraw all the money I have.”

The teller was astonished when she checked the account balance. She nodded her head, leaned down and said to the old lady, “My apologies Granny, you have $3.5 billion in your account and our bank does not have so much cash currently. Could you make an appointment and come again tomorrow?”

The old lady then asked, “How much am I able to withdraw now?”

The teller told her, “Any amount up to $300,000.”

The old lady then told the teller that she wanted to withdraw $300,000 from her account. The teller did so quickly and handed it to the old lady respectfully. The old lady kept $500 in her bag and asked the teller to deposit the balance of $299,500 back into her account. The teller was dumbfounded.

The moral of this story is that rules are inflexible, but we can be flexible when the situation requires us to be. We should not treat people based on their looks or how they are dressed. Rather, we should treat everyone with respect, as if they are our own elders.

Master JinBodhi's 25th Anniversary of Dharma Teaching Eve